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Recurrent calamities, fires and earthquakes hit the Grand Bazaar. The first fire occurred in 1515; another in 1548.[9] Other fires ravaged the complex in 1588,
by csours 10y ago
Recurrent calamities, fires and earthquakes hit the Grand Bazaar. The first fire occurred in 1515; another in 1548.[9] Other fires ravaged the complex in 1588, 1618 (when the Bit Pazari was destroyed), 1645, 1652, 1658, 1660 (on that occasion the whole city was devastated), 1687, 1688 (great damage occurred to the Uzun Carsi) 1695, 1701.[14] The fire of 1701 was particularly fierce, forcing in 1730-31 Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damad Ibrahim Pasha to rebuild several parts of the complex. In 1738 the Kizlar Aĝasi Beşir Ağa endowed the Fountain (still existing) near Mercan Kapi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Bazaar,_Istanbul#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Bazaar,_Istanbul#History
- spitfire 10y agoThat's a good idea, maybe the Baazar needs a good fire. Fires help forests stay healthy returning a lot of biomass for new healthy forests to grow. Maybe the ecosystem needs a good fire to clear out the diseased old growth?
- kardos 10y ago> Maybe the ecosystem needs a good fire to clear out the diseased old growth? Ehhh, the analogy works better in terms of competing species. If a stronger invasive species rolls in and takes over due to raw excellence, we can see the eviction of the old cruft. For example, once the dust is finally settled in a few more years, we may come to see systemd as such a force.